Sustainability Report 2006

Basic Environmental Philosophy

In order to realize SANYO Electric Company Group's vision "Think GAIA", the Semiconductor Company engages in "Symbiosis Evolution", which realizes the need to protect the earth's resources and at the same time provide people with a confortable living environment.

Basic Environmental Policies

The Semiconductor Company recognizes that it consumes a large amount of energy, resources and various chemicals while emitting a lot of waste in development, production, sales and administration and support jobs of semiconductor products which have a great impact on the earth. Therefore, the Semiconductor Company will observe the following policies for reducing the environmental impact.

1. By Understanding the environmental impact of corporate activities, products, and services, we strive to prevent pollution, and continually improve the environmental management system.
2. Complying with environmental regulations, ordinances and other requirements to which the Company agrees, we establish self monitoring criteria and strive to reduce any environmental risks.
3. Establishing environmental goals, targets and action programs in consideration of the following, and reviewing them periodically to accelerate environmental performance.
   Areas covered include:
   1. prevention of global warming
   2. effective utilization of resources and reduction of output of waste processing facilities
   3. prevention of environmental pollution
   4. establishment of a recycling-oriented society
4. Based on quantitative evaluation such as environmental accounting and environmental management measuring, we create more effective performance and promote more efficient environmental management.
5. Joining the local environmental protection activities as a member of the local societies and maintaining good communications with the persons concerned.
6. Through environmental education and public relations, we make this environmental policy known to all our employees including all the people who work in the organization or work in the organization under commission.